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Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio | 175 S. Third St. Suite 580 Columbus, OH 43215Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio | 175 S. Third St. Suite 580 Columbus, OH 43215

2018 Ohio Point-in-Time & Housing Inventory Count

Coalition On Homelessness and Housing In Ohio

Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio | 175 S. Third St. Suite 580 Columbus, OH 43215

Maintenance • 90 minutes• Attendees are muted• Submit questions in the questions box• Polls/Survey• Power Point• Recording


About COHHIO

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Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio | 175 S. Third St. Suite 580 Columbus, OH 43215 Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio | 175 S. Third St. Suite 580 Columbus, OH 43215

Understanding

• Goals• Not CoC specific• HUD Notice: 2018

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Important changes to the Housing Inventory Count beginning in 2018


Housing Inventory Count changes• Changes to HMIS data collection which can

generate most of the data for the HIC directly from HMIS


Housing Inventory Count changes• Communities must

report their GPD projects by component type and project type in the HIC


Housing Inventory Count changes• Funding sources were updated to include VA-

funded Contract Residential Services (CRS).

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Important changes to the POINT-IN-TIME COUNT beginning in 2018


Point-in-Time Count changes

• HUD changed the “Don’t identify as male, female, or transgender” gender response option to “Gender Non-Conforming (i.e. not exclusively male or female).”

• Data reported on survivors of domestic violence should be limited to reporting on those who are currently experiencing homelessness because they are fleeing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking,


POINT-IN-TIME count changesCoCs are now required to report the number of children of parenting youth families where the parent is under 18


HOUSING INVENTORY COUNT (HIC) GUIDANCE

HOUSING INVENTORY COUNT (HIC)

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• Report that informs the homeless assistance community on the capacity to house persons who are homeless at local and national levels.


HOUSING INVENTORY COUNT (HIC)What project beds/units do we count?

• The primary intent of the project is to serve homeless persons;

• The project verifies homeless status as part of its eligibility determination;

• The actual project clients are predominantly homeless (or, for permanent housing, were homeless at entry).


Health & Human Services (HHS) funded projects• Runaway and Homeless

Youth (RHY) Basic Center Programs (BCP)

• RHY Transitional Living Program (TLP)

• RHY Maternity Group Homes for Pregnant and Parenting Youth (MGH)

• RHY Support System for Rural Homeless Youth (Demo TLP)


HOUSING INVENTORY COUNT (HIC)The project types included in the HIC are:

• Emergency Shelter (ES) • Transitional Housing (TH)• Safe Haven (SH) • Permanent Housing (PH)

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Multiple Household Types• Divide based on beds

on night of HIC -OR-• Average utilization -

OR-• Fixed units – no fixed

beds – use multiplier factor to estimate number of beds



The project types notincluded in the HIC are

• Detox facilities• Emergency rooms• Jails• Acute crisis or treatment

centers• Children in foster care or

wards of the state



Bed and Unit Availability

Year-Round Overflow BedsSeasonal-Beds



Beds and Units Dedicated to Homeless1.Serve homeless

persons2.Verifies homeless

status for eligibility3.Predominantly

homeless

ES

TH

SH

PSH

RRH

OPH/PH

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HIC and HMIS§HUD strongly

encourages CoC’s to use their HMIS data as a starting point to generate the HIC


Bed and Unit Inventory Information

• Bed Inventory

• Unit Inventory



Using Inventory Start Date and Inventory End Date

• Current inventory (C)• New inventory (N)• Under development

Inventory Types



The Bed Type describes the type of beds offered by emergency shelter projects

• Facility-based • Voucher • Other

BedTypes

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Poll #1

Which project would we not count for HIC?a) Rapid Rehousingb) Seasonal Bedsc) Detoxd) Safe Haven


Poll #1

Which project would we not count for HIC?a) Rapid Rehousingb) Seasonal Bedsc) Detoxd) Safe Haven


Point-in-Time Count (PIT)

• Provides the homeless assistance community with data needed to understand the number and characteristics of persons who are homeless at one point-in-time.


Point-in-Time Count(PIT) Standards1. Plan/conduct PIT, at least

biennially2. Last 10 days in January3. Governance charter

compliant PIT methodology4. Consult/collaborate with Con

Plan jurisdictions

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Point-in-Time Count(PIT) Standards

5. Provide PIT data to Con Plan jurisdictions

6. Account for all sheltered persons in CoC

7. Verify sheltered persons8. Utilize HMIS for sheltered PIT9. Account for all unsheltered people


Point-in-Time Count(PIT) Standards

10.Exclude geographic areas without homeless

11.Verify unsheltered persons12.Ensure that there is an

unduplicated count13.Protect privacy and safety14.Ensure that volunteers are

appropriately trained


Point-in-Time Count(PIT) Methodology• Census – enumeration of all homeless

• Sampling – partial enumeration of homeless


Point-in-Time Count (PIT) Methodology

PIT Count for Each Provider Project• Unduplicated number

of persons served on the night of the count

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Poll #2

Who do you count during your PIT?a) Doubled Upb) PSH Residentc) Emergency Shelterd) RRH participant (Housed)


Poll #2

Who do you count during your PIT?a) Doubled Upb) PSH Residentc) Emergency Shelterd) RRH participant (Housed)


Point-in-Time Count(PIT) MethodologySheltered Count• Based on residence the PIT

Count night• Supervised publicly/privately

operated shelters:• Emergency shelters• Transitional housing• Hotels/motels paid for by

charities/government entities• Safe Havens


Point-in-Time Count(PIT) MethodologyDO NOT COUNT§PSH (including VASH) residents§Persons residing in RRHD (FY08 CoC)§ Location not listed on the HIC §Staying with family/friends§Residing in own unit§ Institutions: jails, corrections, foster care, detox§Homelessness Prevention recipients

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HomelessProviders

Veteran

DomesticViolence

Youth

Families

Individuals

Disabled


Relationship between PIT & HIC counts

ShelteredPIT

ShelteredHIC

Emergency Shelter, Safe Haven & Transitional Housing



PIT CountNight

Day1

Day2

Day3

Day4

Day 7

Day6

Day5

Unsheltered Counts – Night Count, Seven Post-Nights


PIT CountNight

• Cars• Parks• Abandoned buildings• Buses or train stations• Airports• Camp grounds• Tent encampment

Unsheltered Counts – Night Count, Street Count


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Unsheltered Count Strategies• Complete

coverage• Known locations• Random sample• Service-based

count• Combination



Develop PIT Count Plan



• Homeless/formerly homeless• Homeless providers• Social & community services• Colleges & universities• Local government• Faith-based organizations• Libraries• Businesses & their groups• Special populations

• Con Plan Jurisdictions• Federal partners (VA, Ed, HHS,

HUD)• FQHC/health centers• Law enforcement• Civic groups• Foundations• School liaisons

Involving Partner Organizations & Others


Roles• Enumerators• Training• Data entry &

cleaning• Securing

donations • Publicity

Volunteers

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Training

Expectations

Understanding

Volunteers Training


OHIO’S2018PIT&HITCOUNT

The Night of the Count


HUD Model Surveys


UnshelteredHomeless

Needing ES

Number of Persons in

ES

Total ESBeds

ES BedsUnder

Development

UnmetNeed

Unmet Need

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PSH Unmet Need


Populations

• Adults• Child• Chronically Homeless

Person• Adults with HIV/AIDS • Adults with a Serious

Mental Illness (SMI)• Adults with a

Substance Use Disorder

• Survivors of Domestic Violence

• Veteran• Youth• Parenting Youth• Unaccompanied

Youth


• HUD Notice: 2018 HIC & PIT Data Collection https://www.hudexchange.info/resources/documents/Notice-CPD-17-08-2018-HIC-PIT-Data-Collection-Notice.pdf

PIT/HIC Guidance Materials


• HUD Notice: 2018 HIC & PIT Data Collection https://www.hudexchange.info/resources/documents/PIT-Count-Methodology-Guide.pdf

Point-in-Time Count Methodology Guide

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• Promising Practices for Counting Youth Experiencing Homelessness in the Point-in-Time Counts

• https://www.hudexchange.info/resources/documents/Promising-Practices-for-Counting-Youth-Experiencing-Homelessness-in-the-PIT-Counts.pdf

Guidance Materials


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Columbus, Ohio 43215614.280.1984

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2018 Ohio Point-in-Time & Housing Inventory Count … · 2018 Ohio Point-in-Time & Housing Inventory Count Coalition On Homelessness and Housing In Ohio ... •RHY Support System